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The Audain Art Museum: Refined Simplicity

The Audain Art Museum in the canadian resort town of Wistler, British Columbia, opened in 2016. The building is built among a stand of towering trees, embracing a reclaimed meadow, spanning a mountain wash floodplain, stitching town life to landscape, and connecting a community to its regional artistic heritage. The Museum is designed by Patkau Architects as a “Category A” museum and meets international standards in HVAC (humidity and temperature controls) and security protection for the care and protection of art.

The Audain Art Museum houses Michael Audain’s personal art collection which traces a visual record of British Columbia from the late 18th century to the present day. It includes one of the world’s finest collections of old First Nation masks, a superb collection of Emily Carr paintings, and works by some of Canada’s most significant post-war artists including Jack Shadbolt, E. J. Hughes, and Gordon Smith, as well as works by internationally regarded contemporary artists such as Jeff Wall, Rodney Graham, Stan Douglas and others.

CONTEXT

Whistler is a ski resort 126 km north of Vancouver, with the look and feel of an Alpine theme park. it is the largest ski resort in North America and has the greatest uphill lift capacity. Peak 2 Peak holds the record for the highest above ground cable car in the world. With all this capacity, Whistler Blackcomb is also often the busiest ski resort, often besting 2 million visitors a year. They are attracted by the opportunity not only to engage in active sports and relax, but also to participate in various activities and visit local cultural institutions.

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